Acting
Ward Bond
1903-1960
Known for It's a Wonderful Life, The Searchers, The Maltese Falcon.
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Born04/09/1903
Died11/05/1960
AgeDied at 57
BirthplaceBenkelman, Nebraska, USA
DepartmentActing
Also known asWardell Edwin Bond
Biography
Wardell Edwin Bond (April 9, 1903 – November 5, 1960) was an American film character actor whose rugged appearance and easygoing charm were featured in more than 200 films, as well as in the NBC television series Wagon Train from 1957 to 1961. Among his best-remembered roles are Bert the cop in Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and Captain Clayton in John Ford's The Searchers (1956).
Movie Credits
China Doll (1958)
Hondo (1953)
On Dangerous Ground (1951)
Operation Pacific (1951)
Tall in the Saddle (1944)
The Wings of Eagles (1957)
The Searchers (1956)
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950)
Wagon Master (1950)
3 Godfathers (1948)
Joan of Arc (1948)
Dakota (1945)
The Quiet Man (1952)
Canyon Passage (1946)
They Were Expendable (1945)
Rio Bravo (1959)
Sergeant York (1941)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Swamp Water (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Shepherd of the Hills (1941)
The Long Voyage Home (1940)
Made for Each Other (1939)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
The Bride Walks Out (1936)
You Only Live Once (1937)
Arrowsmith (1931)
The Big Trail (1930)
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
After the Thin Man (1936)
High Tension (1936)
It Happened One Night (1934)
Son of Frankenstein (1939)
Dead End (1937)
Dodge City (1939)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
'G' Men (1935)
Bullfighter and the Lady (1951)
City for Conquest (1940)
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Colleen (1936)
Fury (1936)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
